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On April 22nd, based on 8marketcap data, Bitcoin has overtaken the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF and regained the eighth position in the global asset market cap ranking. The current market cap of Bitcoin is $1.791 trillion, with a 7-day growth rate of 5.4%.

April 22nd. The innovative Layer 2 network OpenZK, which is based on the ZK Rollup architecture, is scheduled to officially launch on April 24th at 6:00 PM on MEXC, BingX, LBank, and Coinstore. There are plans to list on more exchanges next week. The official team disclosed that OpenZK will make two significant announcements on April 30th and May 7th. Constructed upon high-performance L2 capabilities, the OpenZK Network innovatively combines ETH staking, restaking, and stablecoin modules. It supports a multi-layered asset incentive mechanism, provides a fast and low-cost transaction experience, and empowers the scalability of Web3 applications such as DeFi, NFTs, gaming, and DEX.

On April 22nd, based on CoinGecko data, with Bitcoin reclaiming the $90,000 level and reaching a nearly seven-week high, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies rose to $2.915 trillion, showing a 0.9% increase in the past 24 hours. However, as of the day when Trump began his second term in office (January 20th), when the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies was $3.621 trillion, it still needs to increase by 24.2% in total to recover from the decline.

On April 22nd, according to TheBlock, the Federal Court of Australia has reversed a previous unfavorable ruling against the cryptocurrency lending platform Block Earner. The court determined that its cryptocurrency-backed Earner product did not violate local financial regulations. It was ruled that Block Earner's blockchain lending product is a fixed-term loan agreement and not a regulated financial investment product that requires a license. The court not only dismissed all the charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) but also ordered ASIC to bear all the litigation costs of the trial and the appeal. This three-year legal dispute started in November 2022 when ASIC accused Block Earner of violating Australian financial services law. Despite this legal victory, it has been reported that Block Earner currently has no intention of relaunching the Earner product in the Australian market.

On April 22nd, according to CoinDesk, the cross-chain interoperability project Analog successfully completed a token sale financing worth $15 million, with Bolts Capital making a subscription. As a result, Analog's total financing has reached $36 million. Analog intends to utilize this funding to develop interoperability tools, including the Omnichain Analog Token Standard (OATS) and the RWA market Firestarter.

On April 22nd, top trader Eugene Ng Ah Sio made a post on his personal channel, saying, "Bitcoin has broken through $90,000, and the price has now reached my level of concern. Basically, my bearish view has been negated. If this can be sustained, I will look for long opportunities in alternative cryptocurrencies. The frenzied market sentiment will reappear among a wide range of alternative coins, and I will once again conduct in-depth research." Recently, Eugene had posted, "I have closed my short position on Bitcoin at the break-even point. The market has once again demonstrated strong momentum and effectively regained the previous trading range. I have to face my bearish view, especially during the tariff panic period when alternative coins seem to have bottomed out. Currently, I am in a contradictory state: logically, I believe there is a lack of momentum to continue the uptrend, but the price trend continues to go against this assessment. Eventually, I need to confront this deeply